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Mellon Grant

Mellon Grant

UNH part of consortium awarded Mellon Grant to expand the Faculty of Color Working Group...

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Professor Meghan Howey with students

Privilege of Breaking into Earth Honored

Privilege of Breaking into Earth Honored

Meghan Howey named Andrew Carnegie Fellow...

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Kabria Baumgartner, assistant professor of American studies

Historical Support

Historical Support

Kabria Baumgartner receives fellowships for book project on first African American trial lawyer in...

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Upcoming Events

Oct
27

Public Humanities Institute Online "Sites of Public Memory"

Public Humanities Institute Online "Sites of Public Memory" image.Liz Ševčenko is founding director of the Humanities Action Lab, a growing consortium of over 30 universities that collaborate with issue organizations and public spaces to develop student- and com ...
Nov
02

First Monday "Reconceptualizing Premodern Economic 'Stagnation'"

First Monday "Reconceptualizing Premodern Economic 'Stagnation'" image.This First Monday talk will be presented by Assistant Professor of History Michael Leese.If you plan to attend, kindly RSVP by emailing humanities.center@unh.edu or by leaving a message at 603-862 ...
Dec
07

First Monday "Discursive Openings for Difficult Classroom Conversations"

First Monday "Discursive Openings for Difficult Classroom Conversations" image.Co-Directors of the Civil Discourse Lab, Jennifer Borda (Associate Professor of Communication) and Renee Heath (Principal Lecturer in Communication), will give their First Monday presentation, "Di ...
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Deadlines

  • The deadline for 2021-2022 Faculty Fellowship applications is Monday, September 28, 2020 (with materials due to the dean's office for endorsement by September 21).  See Guidelines 
  • The Center will not be making any Programs, Projects, and Interdisciplinary Conferences awards for AY 2020-2021.  Please check back next year for updates. See Guidelines
  • The deadline for proposals for the 2021-2022 Saul O Sidore Memorial Series is Monday, October 26, 2020. Learn More 
  • The Hayes Chair is filled through 2021.  Expressions of Interest for the term starting Fall 2022 will be due Monday, October 26, 2020.     see guidelines
  • To apply for a Discretionary Grant of up to $500, write or email the center's director, Stephen Trzaskoma, at any time, providing a succinct description of the project, including a budget. Learn More
  • The internal UNH deadline for NEH summer stipend applications is Friday, August 21, 2020.  Learn More
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    Projects
    Featured Projects
    2019 Summer Institute in Public Humanities: Featured Projects by Participants
      Reenacting and Remembering the Battle of Greasy Grass, aka The Battle of Little Bighorn Elena Creef, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College Professor Creef says of her project, “As a non-native cultural historian, I have been participating for the past three years on what...
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    Projects
    Featured Projects
    2019 Summer Institute in Public Humanities: Featured Projects by Participants
      Reenacting and Remembering the Battle of Greasy Grass, aka The Battle of Little Bighorn Elena Creef, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College Professor Creef says of her project, “As a non-native cultural historian, I have been participating for the past three years on what...
    Learn More